December 28, 2012. (Romereports.com) Thousands of youths from across Europe and North America began arriving early Friday morning to Rome. For about a week, nearly 40,000 young men and women will assemble in Rome for Taize’s European Gathering, described as one of the largest ecumenical meetings in the world.
While half of this year’s participants are Catholic, the other half come from Orthodox or Protestant backgrounds. Read more